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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






2. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






3. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






4. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






5. Where can you get more vitamin D?






6. What function is vitamin A?






7. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






8. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






9. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






10. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






11. What function is vitamin D?






12. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






13. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






14. Name six sources of grains






15. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






16. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






17. The higher the BMR a client has --






18. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






19. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






20. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






21. What is normal albumin levels?






22. Sources of fats






23. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






24. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






25. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






26. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






27. What does DASH stand for?






28. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






29. What is normal BMI?






30. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






31. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






32. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






33. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






34. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






35. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






36. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






37. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






38. What is RDA of protein?






39. What are healthy sources of fats?






40. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






41. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






42. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






43. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






44. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






45. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






46. What type of people need extra protein?






47. What foods have high quality protein?






48. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






49. How many calories/gram is protein?






50. When does BMR increase?